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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Hi we’re Columbus Dispatch reporters Rick Rouan and Doug Caruso. We've been looking into the voter purge here in Ohio & found some voters were taken off the rolls in error. Democrats have criticized purges and the errors discovered in Ohio and other swing states as a form of voter suppression. AMA - Politics

Hi we’re Columbus Dispatch reporters Rick Rouan and Doug Caruso. We've been looking into the voter purge here in Ohio & found some voters were taken off the rolls in error. Democrats have criticized purges and the errors discovered in Ohio and other swing states as a form of voter suppression. AMA - Politics


Hi we’re Columbus Dispatch reporters Rick Rouan and Doug Caruso. We've been looking into the voter purge here in Ohio & found some voters were taken off the rolls in error. Democrats have criticized purges and the errors discovered in Ohio and other swing states as a form of voter suppression. AMA

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:23 AM PST

Edit: That's all the time we have today. Thank you for all the questions. Keep following our coverage at Dispatch.com

I'm Rick Rouan and I've worked at The Columbus Dispatch since 2013, covering transportation, local government, and statewide politics and elections. I've written about the influence of campaign contributions in government and how Columbus tried to lure Amazon's second headquarters. Since last summer, we've been tracking voter purges in Ohio.

And I'm Doug Caruso. I'm the Midwest investigations editor for the USA TODAY Network. Before moving into this job last year, I spent 24 years as a journalist at The Columbus Dispatch, reporting on local government and higher education, leading teams of reporters, and overseeing data-driven investigations. My recent work includes projects that examined the flood of arrest warrants in US courts and Columbus' most troubled neighborhood. For this story, when we presented their most recent findings in an ongoing investigation of Ohio's 2019 purges to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, he said it's time for a change. We'd love to share what we found and explain the changes the LaRose said he wants to make.

Proof: https://i.redd.it/y00bwnz1mdd41.jpg

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Discussion Thread: Senate Impeachment Trial - Day 10: Senator Questions - Day 2 | 01/30/2020 - Live 1pm EST

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 09:03 AM PST

Today the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump continues with the second Session of Senator questions. The full Senate is now afforded a 16 hour period of time, spread over two days, to submit questions regarding Impeachment. Questions will be submitted to the House Managers or Trump's defense team in writing, through Chief Justice Roberts, and will alternate between parties. The Senate session is scheduled to begin at 1pm EST.

Prosecuting the House's case will be a team of seven Democratic House Managers, named by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, are expected to take the lead in arguing the President's case. Kenneth Star and Alan Dershowitz are expected to fill supporting roles.

The Senate Impeachment Trial is following the Rules Resolution that was voted on, and passed, on Monday. It provides the guideline for how the trial is handled. All proposed amendments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) were voted down.

The adopted Resolution will:

  • Give the House Impeachment Managers 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments.

  • Give President Trump's legal team 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments.

  • Allow a period of 16 hours for Senator questions, to be addressed through Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.

  • Allow for a vote on a motion to consider the subpoena of witnesses or documents once opening arguments and questions are complete.


The Articles of Impeachment brought against President Donald Trump are:

  • Article 1: Abuse of Power
  • Article 2: Obstruction of Congress

You can watch or listen to the proceedings live, via the links below:

You can also listen online via:


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Postal workers union with 200,000 members endorses Sanders

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:21 AM PST

Sanders Team Weighing Executive Orders to Legalize Marijuana, Stop Trump Border Wall, Declare Climate Emergency, and More

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 05:40 AM PST

Lindsey Graham Was 'In the Loop' About Efforts to Get Information on Bidens in Ukraine, Lev Parnas Claims

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:23 AM PST

Bolton Says Trump Told Him Ukraine Aid Was Tied To Biden Investigation

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:35 AM PST

Trump ridiculed after border wall section blows over during construction: "Just point and laugh"

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:40 AM PST

Harvard Law Prof: Dershowitz’s Argument Means Trump Can Round Up Black People to Prevent Them from Voting for a Democrat

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:28 AM PST

Rick Scott destroyed evidence after Irma, say two healthcare workers charged in deaths

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 07:13 AM PST

Elizabeth Warren wants ‘criminal penalties’ for people who spread lies about when and how to vote

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:18 AM PST

Document shows Bernie Sanders’s team preparing dozens of potential executive orders

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:10 AM PST

Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 09:20 AM PST

Alan Dershowitz Wants to Save Donald Trump by Ending America

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:06 AM PST

Poll finds Sanders faring best against Trump in Texas

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 05:55 AM PST

What’s Impeachable? Nothing, Republicans Seem to Say — Trump’s party has surrendered to the view that a president can do whatever he wants and needn’t submit to congressional oversight.

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:49 AM PST

‘He did it. So what?’ The dangerous precedent Trump lawyers are asking Senate Republicans to endorse

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:35 AM PST

John Bolton, it’s now or never

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 07:06 AM PST

The Case Against Impeachment Has Nothing to Do With Impeachment | Republicans aren’t fighting to keep Trump in office—they’re fighting to preserve white-minority power.

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:32 AM PST

Election Cheating Can Be in the Public Interest, Team Trump Argues

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:35 AM PST

The GOP’s Attempts to Spin and Deny on Impeachment Have Hit Pathetic New Lows

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:45 AM PST

GOP senators know Trump’s defense is based on lies. Here’s proof.

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 07:38 AM PST

Trump's lawyers are trying to undermine the entire foundation of impeachment by suggesting that Nixon shouldn't have been impeached for Watergate

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:24 AM PST

Donald Trump is ‘just wrong’ about the economy, says Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST

Pelosi says Trump lawyers have 'disgraced' themselves, suggests disbarment

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 10:14 AM PST

We knew it would happen and GDP results prove it. Welcome to the Trump recession

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:33 AM PST

Give it up, media cowards — there's no way to "both sides" impeachment. Yes, the parties are different: Republicans are lying and staging a cover-up, Democrats are fighting for the truth.

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 09:39 AM PST

There Is No Christian Case for Trump

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 07:06 AM PST

Coronavirus Megathread - All news

Coronavirus Megathread - All news


Coronavirus Megathread

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 04:06 PM PST

A novel coronavirus, likely transmitted from animals to humans at a market in Wuhan, China, has now infected more than 8,200 people. There have been 170+ confirmed deaths attributed to the virus and it's now in 21 countries, including India.

Since the outbreak, there have been a lot of sensational headlines and up-to-the-minute reporting about the dire futures we may all face. If you are seeking accurate information, without the wild speculation, please refer to the following sources:

The CDC's Dedicated Coronavirus Resource,

The WHO's Dedicated Coronavirus Resource,

And the University of Chicago School of Medicine's handy FAQ style resource.

 

The WHO even made a short video to answer some of the common questions they're getting. Check it out here.

 

You can also check out this live tracker/map of the spread of the coronavirus provided by John Hopkins University.

 

And for those too lazy to click on the University of Chicago Med resource, here are some of the answers to commonly asked questions:

 

What is a coronavirus? What is a novel coronavirus?

A coronavirus is actually the name for a set of illnesses, including the common cold and other respiratory infections. A novel coronavirus means it's a new virus that originated in animals, but has jumped to humans. This particular virus from Wuhan is being called the 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV.

 

How does the Wuhan coronavirus spread?

So far, there's limited information about the Wuhan novel coronavirus, including how easy it is to spread and how dangerous it is. But we know the virus can be transmitted from person to person and it is passed by coughing and other close contact.

Close contact is a vague term that means a lot of things to different people. But in this case, it specifically means being within about six feet of someone for a prolonged period of time without wearing recommended personal protective equipment such as a disposable face mask. It could also be having direct contact with infectious secretions of someone who has a case of the virus (for example: being coughed on) while not wearing personal protective equipment.

That can sound scary, but it's important to know that influenza is also transmitted the same way.

 

Is this coronavirus deadly?

The numbers of how many people have been diagnosed or how many have died are changing rapidly. Without accurate numerators and denominators, the jury's still out. That said, we do know that more than 100 people in China have died from this virus. Based on the information I'm seeing, it looks very similar to SARS in a number of ways — except for the fact that it's likely less deadly, but more transmittable.

 

What are the symptoms of the virus?

We're still learning more about Wuhan novel coronavirus, but we know it typically causes flu-like symptoms including a fever, cough and congestion. Some patients — particularly the elderly and others with other chronic health conditions — develop a severe form of pneumonia.

 

How do you treat patients with this virus? Can you vaccinate against it?

Things like antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria, not a virus. So typically doctors can treat the symptoms, but not the virus itself. There's no vaccine yet.

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A postal worker rented a storage unit to hide mail because he felt 'pressured' to deliver it

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:59 AM PST

Georgia State Patrol dismisses 30 troopers for cheating on speed exam

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 04:38 AM PST

School board refuses to move bus stop 50 metres to accommodate double amputee student

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:28 AM PST

Fourteen U.S. states sue EPA for 'gutting' chemical plant safety protections

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:55 PM PST

Disabled teenager in China dies at home alone after relatives quarantined and were unable to provide care

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:10 AM PST

Victims allege Ghislaine Maxwell is purposefully evading justice system

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:51 AM PST

India confirms its first case of coronavirus

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 05:06 AM PST

Filming partner without their consent during sex ruled a criminal offence

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:57 PM PST

Santa Cruz decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 11:45 AM PST

CDC confirms first human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in US

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 09:44 AM PST

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD approved by FDA

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:50 PM PST

Expert health officials say China is burning bodies to cover death toll

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:28 AM PST

Portion of new border wall falls

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 03:00 PM PST

An endangered orca that fathered nearly two dozen others may be dead, spelling trouble for a family of whales

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:16 AM PST

CoronaVirus Toll Rises as WHO considers Emergency Declaration - The New York Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 03:57 AM PST

Cal Tech wins $1.1 billion patent infringement case against Apple, Broadcom

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 10:18 PM PST

Officer charged with murder after killing handcuffed suspect, PD says

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:29 PM PST

A deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 15 million Americans so far and killed 8200. It's influenza

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:22 AM PST

Los Angeles high-rise that caught fire lacked sprinklers

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 02:31 AM PST

1-year-old boy shot in head when parents got into physical altercation over gun

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 07:21 AM PST

6,000 tourists in lockdown on Italian cruise ship over coronavirus fears

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 08:42 AM PST

US House votes to warn China against meddling in Dalai Lama succession

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:24 PM PST

Japan issues arrest warrants for ex-U.S. soldier, two others for Ghosn escape

Posted: 30 Jan 2020 06:08 AM PST

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Man whose headaches made him vomit 'had tapeworm in brain for 10 years' - All news

Man whose headaches made him vomit 'had tapeworm in brain for 10 years' - All news


Man whose headaches made him vomit 'had tapeworm in brain for 10 years'

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 01:36 AM PST

Michigan inmate serving 60-year sentence for selling weed requests clemency

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:36 AM PST

DNA evidence exonerates New York City man for 1985 sex assault

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 08:28 AM PST

Man arrested for smoking marijuana while in court for marijuana charge

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 01:49 AM PST

Illinois governor signs law capping insulin costs at $100 per month

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 01:50 PM PST

'Mighty Ducks’ star arrested for burglarizing home while under the influence, police say.

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 07:06 AM PST

White House tells airlines it may suspend all China-US flights amid coronavirus outbreak

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 03:03 PM PST

Utah bill prohibits people behind on child support payments from getting hunting license

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 01:20 PM PST

CDC is monitoring 110 possible coronavirus cases across 26 states in US

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:33 AM PST

Kentucky no longer worst for animal protection laws; Mississippi ranked last in national report

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 08:09 AM PST

Beijing drug store fined $434,530 for hiking price of masks

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 06:13 PM PST

Brits arriving home on evacuation flight from coronavirus-hit Wuhan to be quarantined for 14 days - Sunday Post

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 06:15 AM PST

Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:52 AM PST

Disabled man in UK starves to death after benefits stopped - Body discovered by bailiffs kicking in his door.

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 09:59 AM PST

White supremacist appeals death penalty in church massacre

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:25 AM PST

FDA: Purell sanitizer doesn't prevent the flu — or Ebola

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 11:19 PM PST

Apple now has $207.06 billion in cash on hand.

Posted: 28 Jan 2020 04:57 PM PST

Airlines around the world are suspending flights to China as the coronavirus spreads

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:55 AM PST

Woman sentenced to 90 days in jail in 25-day chunks to preserve Social Security

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:43 AM PST

KFC to sell Beyond Meat's plant-based fried chicken in the southern U.S.

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 09:27 AM PST

Tons of Radioactive Marcellus, Utica Well Waste is Allowed to Flow in Ohio Through 'Loophole'

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 12:26 AM PST

How Kentucky Jailers Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes To Inmates - Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 05:00 AM PST

South African Tourism Services Association to ban captive wildlife interactions by July 2020

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 02:46 AM PST

Old credit card bill for 95 cents ruins Canadian man's credit rating

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Michigan marijuana dispensary owner receives nearly 16 years in federal prison

Posted: 29 Jan 2020 08:30 AM PST